[nitwit005]

It's not as if everyone who committed crimes while those 2020 protests were going on got away with it. They did arrest people.

And generally arresting looters and rioters seems quite popular on both sides of the political spectrum. They often didn't have anything to do with the protests, and were just taking advantage of the police being busy.

[chroem-]

> And generally arresting looters and rioters seems quite popular on both sides of the political spectrum.

I beg to differ. Any attempts to contain the mass violence were decried as "Trumpist fascism".

[nitwit005]

And you believe every single liberal agrees with that idea? You're just holding up a minority opinion and smearing the rest with it.

[yonaguska]

I don't think the protests were actually popular among every single liberal, but it was considered taboo to say anything against them. I lost several friends during this period, expressing my concerns about the protests, and more specifically the organization behind them. I was called an Uncle Tom.

My former workplace hired outside therapists to attend to us people of color, and held special town halls and discussions. Meanwhile, I was losing sleep because the local strip mall was being looted, and I had to listen to gu shots all night. I spent one night sleeping on the floor of my living room with my guns due to reports of break-ins in my neighborhood.

[nitwit005]

I'll totally agree that it was a bit of a taboo to speak badly of the protests in some circles, but the enthusiasm for the whole thing quietly died among many people for exactly the reasons you describe.

[chroem-]

That was the messsage being blasted at max volume by CNN, NYT, WaPo, and the rest. They were outraged when the capitol police responded to far left insurrectionists setting the national mall on fire. So yes, it is safe to say that was a mainstream viewpoint.

[nitwit005]

Conservative news sources put out insane stuff all the time. Do all Conservatives believe all of it?

It's not odd to publish editorials from activists when a bunch of protests are going on. That doesn't mean everyone is on board.

[chroem-]

It was live coverage on major network television.